Improvement in oil-tanks



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WITNESSE UNITED STATES CHARLES VA. MUNGER, OF NEW YORK, AND ARTHUR P.YATES, OF SYRA- OUSE, N. Y. 5 SAID YATES ASSIGNOR TO SAID MUNGER.

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Speeification forming part of Letters Patent No. l l76,665, dated April25, 1876; application filed To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, CHARLES A. MUNGER,

of thecity of New York, in the county and State of N ew York, landARTHUR P. YATEs, of the city of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTank-Gans for Oil and other Liquids, of which the fol-l lowing is aspecification The primary object of the present invention is theproduction ofl an improved tank-can of superior compactness andsimplicity of construction,which will at the same time possess therequired functions, and be adapted 'to be used with superior convenienceand efficiency.

The invention consists, rst, in a flat, or nearly flat,horizontalucover, having a fixed rear portion, which is'adapted tosupport the thirdly, in an adjustable pump, adapted'to be elevated orextended to a convenient height -for use when the tank is opened, and tohave its head dropped vertically when the tank is to be closed, so as tobe covered by a low horizontal lid; fourthly, in automatic means forextending the pump-tube to the bottom of the reservoir when theadjustable pump is elevated, as hereinafter set forth; l

Figurc'l is a plan view of an improved tankcan illustrating` thisinvention.Vv Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2, showing thecover open and the pump-head elevated, as in Figl. Fig. 3 `is a-planviewvot' the same tankcan closed. Fig. t is a vertical section, on theJline4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5Yis a sectionali'representation ot' aVmodivedformmof the adjustaing parts in the several igures. Y Y

This improved tank-can is intended, like others of 'the same generalclass, for the use of retailers and large "consumers of kerosene orcoal-oil and other liquids, and to be made chielly of `galvanized ironortin=plate, and of various'sizes, graded as to capacity to suit'thedemand.

bottom, b2, as shown.

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A cylindrical shell, c, of the proper dimensions, is constructed withparallel Vends, and is provided with a flat bottom, b, below which theWired lower edge of the shell has been eX- tendedf tov receive a woodenbacking 4or outer Y The upper end of the shell is provided with a flat,or nearly dat,

`circular cover, composed of a fixed rear portion, c, and a movablefront cover or lid, c2.

The former is adapted, besides its primary function, to serve as asupport for measures While the tank is open, or at all times. Toespecially adapt it for this use, the fixed section c of the cover hasbeen depressed at its front edge, or at the middle of the top,suiiciently to cause it to shed the drippings, and provided with radialcond noting-grooves, the latter leading to a central drip orifice orpassage, which, in the illustration, is formed by an eyelet, d, serving,primarily, as a pivotal rivet to unite the two parts of the cover. Aknob, e, accommodated in one position by a notch, f, in the fixedsection, facilitates mov- Swire, g2, extending around the outside of thefront opening, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

To divide the interior ofthe tank into a reservoir, A, and a sink 'orpump-chamber, B, above the reservoir, a horizontal `partition or door, hh2, is employed, and to give convenient access to the reservoir tofacilitate cleaning the tankthe front portion h2 of this floor isattached to the fixed rear portion by hinges Q2, so as to form a drop.

. A pair of staples,j jz, the one passing through the other to receive alocking-pin,

1 hold this drop in its normal position, where itV serves to support themeasures while they are being filled, the fixed staple jZ beingattachedlto the shell a. Al staple, js, ou the bottom of the droppassesthrough an orice, le, in the fixedsection h of the floor, when thel dropis folded back beneath this, and receives a locking-pin above it, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The drop is thus readily fastlenedin either position. The chamberY B, as

a whole, will accommodate all the measures and the funnel or funnelswhich 'usually accompany the tank during storage and shipment, and maybe adapted to holdthem also while the tank is not being used.

For drawing the oil or other liquid a pump, P, is provided, which,besides its adaptation to be supported and extended, as hereinafter setforth, may be of any ordinary or .approved construction.

overflow and pump-drip to the reservoir, is

arranged in the drop h2, as shown in Fig. 1. A fixed pump-supportattached securely to the inside of the shell a has" horizontal top andbottom plates, lm, and a vertical side plate, n, and the former areprovided with an orifice, o, (shown in Fig. 5, and in dotted lines inFigs. 1, 2, and 4,) within -Which the pump, or the upper portion of thepump, is adapted to slide and. rotate. The top and bottom plates aresupportedy at the oritce o bya longitudinally-grooved tube, which formsthe walls ofthe said orifice, as shown in Fig. 5. The pump-support islocated at the right-hand side ol the tank, and is segmental in form,and is supported within a corresponding oritice in the sink-door h h2,so as to project above it;

but it may be located wholly above or below the door, it' preferred, orwith its upper surface level with the door, and in the latter case acollar or sleeve ot' the required length may take the place of thcbottom and side plates m n. The pnmp-support may also be eX- tended backfor additional strength, ars-indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. Forsupporting the head ot' the pumpin elevated position Vthe neck or upperend of the pump-tube is provided with Va pair of latelal lugs, p p2,which may be in the same or different vertical planes.

When the pump or pump-head is' turned into one position, (indicated inFig. 4, and by dotted lines in Fig. 1,) the upper lug p coincides with acorresponding enlargement of the orifice 0, and the pump or pump-headcan be lifted until this lug appears above the pump support. A partialrotation ot' the pump or Lpnmphead then locks it, and moves the nozzleto its effective position, the respective lugs passing above and belowsolid portions of thc top and bottom plates of the pump-support.Released in the saine manner, the pump can be readily Withdrawnaltogether preliminary to filling or cleaningthe tank.

In the elevated position ot' the pump-head the gallon measure isaccommodated beneath the nozzle, as indicated in Fig. 2. When the headis lowered upon the pump-support the low horizontal lid c2 works freelyabove it, and incloses it, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

The pump-tube is adapted to extend itself .to the required length, so asto reach always to near the bottom ofthe reservoir, bya iiexig bleextension-tube, t, Figs. 2 and 4, having A strainer, s, for returningthet -trated our preferredv constructlon, which obthe lower valve o at itsextremity, and, in a modification, by a packedtelescopic joint, t2, asshown in Fig. 5. 1n the latter arrangement the lower portion of thepump-tube is heldin position against lnovement with the head, and in theillustration this is accomplished by means of a hook brace or strut, x.

The reservoir is conveniently filled through the orice ointhepump-support by inserting a funnel therein and pumping into the funnel.

We have particularly described and illusviously admits of modificationsin unessential particulars.

The only details ot' mechanical construction which are consideredessential to the several parts ofthe invention, respectively, arespecitied, or necessarily implied, in the claims following. l

Our improved cover provides for the accommodation ofthe measures on thetop of the tank above the movable cover of the pump-chamber, -so thatthe cover can be opened and closed at will withoutdisturbing them. Atthe same time it provides a convenient form of cover which is never inthe way, and simplifies the const'ructionoil the tank, shortens it so asto adapt a tank ot' given diameter and capacity to setV Vbeneath a lowershelf, and facilitates packingv the tank for storage and shipment. Amaterial saving in metal, time, and space, and in the consequent costoi' manufacturev and shipment, is thus effected, while a superiorarticle is at the same time furnished.

The following-is claimed as new and of this invention, namely 1. Theflat horizontal cover c c2, forming the top of the tank, and composedot' a fixed rear portion and a pivoted front portion or lid, the latterturning horizontally above the pump-chamber and beneath the dat rearportion ot' the cover, in combination with a pump which is covered bysaid lid when the tank is closed, substantially as illustrated anddescribed, for thepurpose specied,

2. The sink-floor h h2, having the segmental drop h2, hinged, andprovided with holding devices, substantially as shown, for the purvor alowered position.` and arranged within a tank-can, substantially 4asherein set forth.

pose set forth. y

3.*The adjustable pump-head, adapted to slide vertically,so as to occupyan elevated 4. The combination ot' theixed pump-support l o, thevertically-adjustable pump l), and the extensiontube t, substantially asshown and described.

CHAS. A. MUNGER. ARTHUR P. YATES. Witnesses to signature of C. A.MUNGER:

B. J -Donnas Jes. L. EWEN.

Witncssesto signature of A. P. YATES:

C. W. SMITH, W. K. HooD.

